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ombrophobia

Syllables: om·bro·phob·ia

ombrophobia noun: fear of rain.

Noun

ombrophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Fear of rain.
    • She broke off, staring. "Pudgefickle! Why are you carrying an umbrella indoors?"
      "Um, er, I felt a slight twinge of Ombrophobia coming on. That is, a fear of rain."2015, Paul Shaw, Captain Cat and The Umbrella Kid: In Fear Can Be Fatal & The Aunt from the Blood Lagoon

Origin of ombrophobia

From ombro- + -phobia.

Questions about ombrophobia

What does ombrophobia mean?
Ombrophobia means fear of rain.
What part of speech is ombrophobia?
Ombrophobia is a noun.

Words near ombrophobia in the dictionary

  1. ombrophilic
  2. ombrophilous
  3. ombrophils
  4. ombrophily
  5. ombrophobe
  6. ombrophobia
  7. ombrophobic
  8. ombrophobous
  9. ombrophylous
  10. ombrophyte
  11. ombrophytes

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